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| Cook Islands 
 |  | Country: | Cook Islands |  | Internet: | .ck |  | Continent: | Oceania |  | Area: | 237 sq km |  | Population: | 21,388 (CIA World Factbook est as of 2001) |  | Population: | 18.027 (United Nations est as of 2006, in thousands) |  | Population Men: | 9.303 |  | Population Women: | 8.724 |  | Annual Growth Rate: | -0.952 % |  | Birth Rate: | 21 % |  | Labor Force: | 6,820 |  | Unemployment Rate: | 13.1 % |  | GDP Per Capita: | $9,100 |  | GDP Purchasing Power: | $183,200,000 |  | GDP Real Growth: | 0.1 |  | Industrial Growth: | 1 |  | Inflation Rate CP: | 2.1 % |  | Capital: | Avarua |  | Capital Coordinates: | 21 12 S, 159 46 W |  | UTC Offset: | -10 |  | Washington D.C. UTC Offset Note: | 5 hours behind Washington, DC during Standard Time |  | Merchant Marine: | 6 (total ships 1,000 GRT or over) |  | Roadways: | 320 km |  | Airports: | 9 (total paved or unpaved) |  | Internet Users: | 3600 |  | Internet Hosts: | 1456 |  | Telephones Mobile: | 1,500 |  | Telephones Main: | 6200 |  | Debt External: | $141,000,000 |  | Imports: | $81,040,000 |  | Exports: | $5,222,000 |  | Current Account Balance: | $26,670,000 |  | Natural Gas Consumption: | 0 |  | Natural Gas Production: | 0 |  | Electricity Consumption: | 26,040,000 |  | Electricity Production: | 28,000,000 |  | Oil Consumption: | 420 |  | Oil Production: | 0 |  |  Map of Cook Islands
 
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